Ohio now has five medical marijuana dispensaries open and more on the way. The Botanist, operated by Greenleaf Apothecaries LLC, just opened its second store in Wickliffe near Cleveland. At four other dispensaries that opened in January, sales have topped $500,000 in the first two-and-a-half weeks.

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Initial prices for medical marijuana in Ohio were $538 per ounce. That has since dropped to an average of $460 an ounce, but it is still higher than other states.

Patients who have visited one of the five dispensaries in Ohio must have a medical marijuana card and one of 21 medical conditions that qualify for treatment. The state medical board is reviewing six additional conditions that could be treated with medical marijuana, including autism, depression and insomnia.

In Kentucky, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to make marijuana legal in the state for medical purposes. The proposal comes weeks after the U.S. Congress, led by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, passed a farm bill that effectively legalized hemp.